[shahar2k]

ok, I'm not sure exactly what brought this on since this is a nearly fresh install of windows, but I have had a problem accessing any web content with internet explorer except for the web itself (thanks to firefox).

This means, Help files, Windows update, web forms, and many other features are completely unuseable.

Whenever I acess any kind of content through IE or it's engine embedded in windows, instead of displaying the HTML I am prompted to download it (open/save dialogue)

this is a serious problem and I dont want to re-install windows yet again but it looks like I might have to if things keep going this way.. any help? I havnt been able to find a single mention of this problem on google

 

[bobol]

Tell us about your IE security settings, are they ultra high?
looksee here-
http://www.jfitz.com/tips/ie_security_config.html
I also use Spyware blaster-link below- to manage settings for both IE and firefox
It maybe IE that should be reinstalled rather than XP, but before that let us know how links help if any.